Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Olympics #3: 100,000 Condoms

I must say I rather enjoyed the Olympic opening ceremony, especially the egalitarian lighting of the "cauldron", it was good to see Cameron's big society given visual form and it was wonderful to see how billions of pounds could be spent in such a short time, though I guiltily wonder just how many NHS hip ops that was or whether the money could have been spent on mosquito nets in the third world - but that is the Judas question, so we shouldn't go there. I hadn't realise that the industrial revolution changed us from Hobbits to Orks but others have said that but it was a useful metaphor to use on Life Sunday.

I don't know when the "show" bit started to become so important and preceded the march of the future the worlds PE teachers but what I can't get my head around is why, apparently 100,000 condoms were distributed to the competitors.

I didn't watch the opening ceremony because my TV and aerial are still sulking, but recent reportage of the "show" and now the comments on this page have truly confused me. Why the condoms?? Hobbits?? And who does Pablo want shot?? Wasn't this supposed to be about the unifying energy of competitive sport?The worst thing of all - no, not just Gary Lineker - is that after all the sweeping up and pulling down, these "games" have far from paid for themselves. So somebody else will have to. Another rousing chorus in praise of our NHS anyone? Let the cuts then begin.

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